Meerut, Feb. 22 -- Launching a blistering attack on the Congress over its "shirtless" protest at the recently concluded AI Summit in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the party of turning a gobal event into an arena for "dirty and shameless politics," as its conduct "brought embarrassment" to the country before foreign dignitaries.

Addressing a public gathering after inaugurating the Namo Bharat Rapid Rail and the Meerut Metro route, PM Modi said, "Congress turned India's global event into an arena for its dirty and shameless politics. At the venue, in front of foreign guests, Congress leaders arrived stripping off their clothes. I ask the Congress people-- everyone already knows you are politically naked, then what w...